Koreiba taking first steps towards move from prototypes to Indy NXT

Alexander Koreiba has made his home in IMSA in recent years, and if the native of Branson, Missouri has his way, he’ll take what he’s learned in prototypes and apply it towards open-wheel racing.

The 26-year-old is set to make his Indy NXT debut with Juncos Hollinger Racing on Friday during the Chris Griffis Test on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course, which will mark his first outing in something other than LMP3 machinery since he tested in USF Pro 2000 for Jay Howard Driver Development at Barber Motorsports Park in 2021.

More Indy NXT

De Tullio claims first NXT win with Foyt at Barber Race 2

Johnson dodges leaders’ mayhem to win NXT Race 1 at Barber

Taylor emerges from chaos to take first Indy NXT win at Arlington

“The reason I got into racing is because I want to race at the Indianapolis 500 and win it,” Koreiba told RACER. “My career turned towards sports cars because that’s where the opportunities took me, but I’m young enough to where I can make the move to Indy NXT and go after my dream of IndyCar.”

Koreiba was a race winner and runner-up finisher in IMSA’s Prototype Challenge series in 2022, teamed with IndyCar veteran Memo Gidley (main image). He made his WeatherTech SportsCar Championship debut in 2023 driving an LMP3 car and continued with the class this season in HSR.

“I’m absolutely thrilled to join Juncos Hollinger Racing for the Chris Griffis Test,” he said. “After the past several seasons in sports cars, returning to an open-wheel car has been a major goal of mine. This campaign began through conversations with some of my closest driver mentors, most notably my former teammate and IndyCar podium finisher, Memo Gidley.

“Memo’s experience in IndyCar, from battling through adversity to standing on the podium, has been a huge inspiration to me. He’s shown me what it takes to thrive in motorsports, his guidance and influence has been instrumental in my return to open-wheel.”

With Indy NXT budgets falling in a similar range as LMP2, Koreiba wants to get acclimated on Friday and search for the rest of the funding needed to launch himself into IndyCar’s top development series.

“This test is just the beginning,” he said. “I’m pursuing a full-season campaign in the Indy NXT by Firestone series for 2025.”